{"author_link":"\/users\/pov","author_name":"PoV","author_uid":"pov","comments":[],"epoch":1499832686,"event":"LD38","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":32722,"likes":194,"metadata":{"p_key":"94376","p_author":"PoV","p_authorkey":"1000011","p_urlkey":"307294","p_title":"It begins! Countdown to Ludum Dare 39!","p_cat":"LDJam news","p_event":"LD38","p_time":"1499832686","p_likes":"194","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1000011","us_name":"PoV","us_username":"pov","event_start":"1492732800","event_key":"69","event_name":"LD 38"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD38","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9405,"_trust":1,"author":11,"body":"It's time to start counting down to **Ludum Dare 39**! The event kicks off _earlier_, on **July 28th** (or the 29th depending on your timezone), instead of in August as usual. This isn't a permanent change, just the best compromise to avoid conflicts with an August _packed_ with major industry and related events.\n\nTheme Suggestions are now open. Go make yours now!\n\n**[](\/events\/ludum-dare\/39\/theme\/)**\n\nThis event will be a [standard Ludum Dare event](\/events\/ludum-dare\/rules\/). \n\nThanks the adjusted schedule, there hasn't been as much time between events (a bit over a month). I had planned to check-off a list of major features beforehand, but between GDC, launching the site, and 15th anniversary stuff (some of it didn't work out, other things had to be aborted), frankly I pushed myself too far. Oops! :sweat_smile:\n\nSo going in to Ludum Dare 39, I'm not promising any big new features, just a _smoother_ experience (`*cough*`, which I'll admit isn't saying much). \n\nFor my health I'll be forcing myself to move to a more normal schedule, instead of the death-crunches I pushed on myself these past few events. That means I'm not going to have enough time to do everything I want, but I'm hoping that means I'm left less broken after. Heh, news to me: full-time projects need to be both _financially_ and **mentally** sustainable. :wink:\n\nThat's it for now. Go make your Suggestions, and come back next week to help us _decide_ the theme!\n","comments":51,"comments-timestamp":"2017-07-25T06:43:23Z","created":"2017-06-29T04:17:32Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":32722,"love":194,"love-timestamp":"2017-07-25T20:48:28Z","meta":[],"modified":"2017-07-25T20:48:28Z","name":"It begins! Countdown to Ludum Dare 39!","node-timestamp":"2017-07-12T04:14:44Z","parent":15312,"parents":[1,5,9,9405,15312],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/38\/ludum-dare-dot-com\/it-begins-countdown-to-ludum-dare-39","published":"2017-07-12T04:11:26Z","scope":"public","slug":"it-begins-countdown-to-ludum-dare-39","subsubtype":"","subtype":"news","type":"post","version":87979},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"32722","n_urlkey":"307294","n_parent":"15312","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/38\/ludum-dare-dot-com\/it-begins-countdown-to-ludum-dare-39","n_slug":"it-begins-countdown-to-ludum-dar","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"news","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"11","n_created":"1498709852","n_modified":"1501015708","n_version":"87979","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/38\/ludum-dare-dot-com\/it-begins-countdown-to-ludum-dare-39","text":"It's time to start counting down to **Ludum Dare 39**! The event kicks off _earlier_, on **July 28th** (or the 29th depending on your timezone), instead of in August as usual. This isn't a permanent change, just the best compromise to avoid conflicts with an August _packed_ with major industry and related events.\n\nTheme Suggestions are now open. Go make yours now!\n\n**[](\/events\/ludum-dare\/39\/theme\/)**\n\nThis event will be a [standard Ludum Dare event](\/events\/ludum-dare\/rules\/). \n\nThanks the adjusted schedule, there hasn't been as much time between events (a bit over a month). I had planned to check-off a list of major features beforehand, but between GDC, launching the site, and 15th anniversary stuff (some of it didn't work out, other things had to be aborted), frankly I pushed myself too far. Oops! :sweat_smile:\n\nSo going in to Ludum Dare 39, I'm not promising any big new features, just a _smoother_ experience (`*cough*`, which I'll admit isn't saying much). \n\nFor my health I'll be forcing myself to move to a more normal schedule, instead of the death-crunches I pushed on myself these past few events. That means I'm not going to have enough time to do everything I want, but I'm hoping that means I'm left less broken after. Heh, news to me: full-time projects need to be both _financially_ and **mentally** sustainable. :wink:\n\nThat's it for now. Go make your Suggestions, and come back next week to help us _decide_ the theme!\n","title":"It begins! Countdown to Ludum Dare 39!","wayback_source":[]}